March 4, 2024Edition

In January, Dixon was named a 2024 presidential scholar, among 60 nationwide to participate in the ninth class of the leadership program collectively put on by the presidential centers for Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George Bush, and Lyndon Johnson.

Two proposed housing developments in Worcester's Canal District -- one for the former Fairway Beef site and another as the third unnamed part of the Table Talk Lofts project -- have asked for extensions due to rising economic headwinds.

Steward Health Care and Dr. Ralph de la Torre may be deserving of this public thrashing, but it risks overlooking the much larger issues in Massachusetts health care: COVID funding masked structural funding issues for hospitals, especially the smaller ones relying more heavily on Medicare and Mass Health to pay the bills.

As an employer, if you implement a mentorship program at your company, you will see significant benefits, including increased retention and decreased burnout.

Professionals are being hired and promoted at Central Massachusetts businesses like Geisel Software, Shepherd & Goldstein, Cornerstone Bank, and Consigli Construction.

The memes don’t lie: American professionals think the work week is full of too many wasted meetings.

I’ve heard it from both sides: The managers are confused why employees are leaving over something they had to do pre-pandemic, and workers are frustrated with giving up a way to work that better fits with their lives.

Katie Calo of Mirick O'Connell offers some advice on protecting your assets when your children get divorced.

Ulysses Youngblood was the star of the Worcester Homecoming panel, largely because he disagreed with everyone in a very constructive way.

A property that is set to play a role in helping the City of Worcester pay off debt associated with the construction of Polar Park is facing delays. 

WBJ sat down with the director of the West-East Rail project to discuss what needs to happen in order to make frequent west-east service a reality.

Despite the decrease, fan interest appears to be increasing as the team fights for a spot in the playoffs. The nine games the Railers have hosted so far in 2024 have seen an average turnout of 4,157 fans.